1834 New York gubernatorial election

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1834 New York gubernatorial election
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  1832 November 3–5, 1834 1836  
  William L. Marcy - Brady-Handy.jpg William Seward 1851.png
Nominee William L. Marcy William H. Seward
Party Democratic Whig
Popular vote181,900169,008
Percentage51.84%48.16%

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Governor before election

William L. Marcy
Democratic

Elected Governor

William L. Marcy
Democratic

The 1834 New York gubernatorial election was held from November 3 to 5, 1834 to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of New York. This was the first fall election in which the Whig Party participated.

Contents

Candidates

Incumbent Governor William L. Marcy was re-nominated by the Democratic Party to run against the nominee of the Whig Party, future governor William H. Seward. The Democratic Party nominated the incumbent John Tracy for Lieutenant Governor.

Seward had had to fight hard for the nomination; those considered included Amos P. Granger, Daniel C. Verplanck, and others. Eventually Seward, then 33 years old, emerged as the consensus choice. The Whig Party nominated state assemblyman Silas M. Stilwell for Lieutenant Governor.

Campaign

During the campaign, the Democratic press charged that Seward was too young to serve; the Whig press countered by giving examples of famous people, including DeWitt Clinton, who had served at young ages.

Results

The Democratic ticket of Marcy and Tracy was elected.

New York gubernatorial election, 1834
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William L. Marcy (incumbent) 181,900 51.84% +0.33%
Whig William H. Seward 169,00848.16%-0.33%
Total votes350,908 100%

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